Still, with all the fuss made over him, it's hard to believe that at present, Belt could very well be the Giants' second best hitter outside of superman Buster Posey. Out of all hitters the Giants currently have, Brandon Belt's 2012 numbers are second only to Posey. OPS, OPS+, wOBA and wRC+ (stats that sum up every offensive contribution, especially wOBA and wRC+, which also include stolen bases and scale things to fairly prioritize all contributions using run expectancy) all agree that Brandon Belt has been the Giants' second best hitter of 2012—ignoring PED-suspended black sheep Melky Cabrera, of course.

This might be a little surprising, considering Belt only has five home runs, bats sixth, and as recently as three days ago was spending his third consecutive day on the bench. Still, if you look beyond his obvious numbers, it's not that surprising, as his batted ball numbers might just be the most impressive on the team.

All things considered, it looks like Belt's newly found success is not only here to stay, but should continue to improve. This is great news for a Giants team that has been starved of production from first base seemingly since Will Clark, although J.T. Snow and even Aubrey Huff have had some solid seasons. Belt's talent is just beginning to emerge, and hopefully this is the start of a reign that sees him joining Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval as the great home-grown hitters this franchise has needed since Barry Bonds left.